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Failures and achievements in Ukrainian environmental policy in 2025
Failures and achievements in Ukrainian environmental policy in 2025

A series of decisions by Ukrainian officials runs counter to European environmental priorities

Lviv became the first city in Ukraine to conduct an "inventory" of urban climbing plants
Lviv became the first city in Ukraine to conduct an "inventory" of urban climbing plants

Plants that decorate and cool stone building facades can now be protected from destruction

Tens of millions on timber, seizure of protected lands – a digest of environmental crimes
Tens of millions on timber, seizure of protected lands – a digest of environmental crimes

The defendants in cases involving illegal logging are often not unknown "black loggers," but rather well-known forestry managers

Kyiv residents can hand in old appliances for recycling free of charge until December 30
Kyiv residents can hand in old appliances for recycling free of charge until December 30

The municipal enterprise accepts various devices, from gadget chargers to old refrigerators

The Eco-Committee reviewed draft laws on subsoil resources and guarantees for investors
The Eco-Committee reviewed draft laws on subsoil resources and guarantees for investors

Legislative changes are important for the implementation of the agreement with the US

The EU will compensate for EU ETS emissions allowances for 20 more economic sectors
The EU will compensate for EU ETS emissions allowances for 20 more economic sectors

In particular, this concerns the production of organic chemicals, as well as certain processes in the manufacture of batteries and glass

Controversial wind farms in Transcarpathia: parliamentary committees insist on environmental impact analysis
Controversial wind farms in Transcarpathia: parliamentary committees insist on environmental impact analysis

Committees recommend conducting an "environmental inventory" of all investment projects for the construction of wind farms in Transcarpathia

Global warming has disrupted the ski season in the Ukrainian Carpathians
Global warming has disrupted the ski season in the Ukrainian Carpathians

None of the ski resorts can operate fully yet due to the lack of frost

Space cleaning: how "rights" to orbital debris prevent space from being cleaned up
Space cleaning: how "rights" to orbital debris prevent space from being cleaned up

There are already more than 10,000 tons of space debris in Earth's orbit